Nurse Midwives Salary in the US
A nurse midwives earns a national median of $134,040 a year (mean $136,980) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #55 of 825.
How much does a nurse midwives earn in the US?
A nurse midwives in the United States earns a median of $134,040 a year (mean $136,980), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 163% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 7,920 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-1161), ranked #55 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$134,040
per year
Mean
$136,980
per year
Employment
7,920
US workers
National rank
#55
of 825 by median
What a nurse midwives earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a nurse midwives (SOC 29-1161) earns a median annual wage of $134,040 and a mean (average) of $136,980. The median is the midpoint — half of nurse midwives earn more and half earn less — and is 163% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a nurse midwives in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for nurse midwives is $134,040, and the mean (average) is $136,980. The median is the midpoint — half of nurse midwives earn more and half earn less.
- How does nurse midwives pay compare to the US average?
- At $134,040, a nurse midwives earns 163% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many nurse midwives are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 7,920 nurse midwives employed nationally (SOC 29-1161), across all industries.
- Where does this nurse midwives salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-1161. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-1161 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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